U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps receives his silver medal for the men’s 200 butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics. Al Bello/Getty Images June 26, 2024 For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze Andrea Luangrath, University of Iowa and William Hedgcock, University of Minnesota Researchers used AI to analyze photos of Olympic medalists and found that bronze medalists appeared happier than silver medalists. A cognitive process called ‘counterfactual thinking’ may explain why.
Shutterstock June 28, 2023 Smile! What are veneers and what do they do to your natural teeth? Roy Judge, The University of Melbourne Veneers are coverings usually made of porcelain and stuck over the top of your natural teeth. But their look needs to be balanced with their risks.
Defensive, uncertain, confident, confrontational: can your body language reveal what you’re thinking? Pexels/Jopwell March 28, 2023 Body language books get it wrong: the truth about reading nonverbal cues Geoff Beattie, Edge Hill University Why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover: the limitations of reading body language.